甲状腺性心脏病这一概念是由SamuelLevine首先提出,描述甲状腺功能亢进时出现的房性心律失常、充血性心力衰竭和心脏扩大,甚至并无明显甲状腺疾病证据。但是,对于甲状腺疾病能否引起心脏特异的病理改变或可识别的心脏综合征,还尚不清楚。以 The concept of thyroid heart disease was first proposed by SamuelLevine to describe atrial arrhythmia, congestive heart failure and cardiac enlargement in hyperthyroidism with no evidence of overt thyroid disease. However, it remains unclear whether thyroid disease causes cardiac-specific pathological changes or identifiable cardiac syndrome. To